What is the fetal movement like at 18 weeks of pregnancy

As we all know, fetal movement is a very normal phenomenon. It occurs when a woman's pregnancy reaches a certain stage and changes with the changes in the pregnancy period. Each person's performance is also different. So, what is the fetal movement like at 18 weeks of pregnancy? Let’s discuss the interpretation below, and I hope everyone can understand it.

How does the baby move at 18 weeks of pregnancy?

I think it's different. In many cases, you can't feel the fetal movement at 18 weeks, so don't be too nervous. If you can feel it, it's a bulging in the abdomen (lower abdomen), which looks like gas, or it may be a hard bag, like bloating. Feel it carefully in bed every night. If you have that feeling every day, it means the fetal movement. Also, it's easy to feel the fetal movement when you're hungry.

Feeling of fetal movement

1. The feeling of the first fetal movement

If this is your first pregnancy, you may first feel the baby move between 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. Because the baby is still small and lacks energy at this moment, the feeling of fetal movement is vague, as light as the flapping of a butterfly's wings. As the number of weeks of pregnancy increases, pregnant mothers will gradually feel that the fetus is becoming stronger and stronger, and the fetal movements are becoming more obvious and regular.

2. The feeling of fetal movement at 20-24 weeks of pregnancy

From the beginning of this period, the frequency of fetal movement will gradually increase. The second trimester of pregnancy is a period of very active fetal movement. The fetus continues to lift its legs and somersaults in the mother's belly, and the mother can feel that the power of the fetus's movement is getting stronger and stronger.

3. The feeling of fetal movement at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy

At this time, the pregnant mother may feel her abdomen jumping intermittently, which is the fetus hiccups. Now the amniotic sac of the pregnant mother is full of amniotic fluid, and the fetus can move freely in the uterus. In addition, the fetus can already hear external sounds at this time, so pregnant mothers may often feel that the fetus moves suddenly due to external sound stimulation.